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Will Gove’s extremism definition worsen Tory divides?

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Michael Gove has unveiled the government’s new legal definition of extremism, which will decide whether organisations can receive government money. Conservative MPs, and three former Conservative home secretaries, have said doing would be a mistake. Is Gove doing more harm than good?

Max Jeffery speaks to Katy Balls and Paul Goodman, former editor of Conservative Home.

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